Mavs Headed to 20th Straight NCAA Tourney; Will Fa
May 4, 2009 | General, Softball
NCAA Tournament Release
South Central Region - 1 Bracket
After finishing the regular season at 43-15 and ranked 25th in the nation, the Mavericks were awarded the No. 5 seed in the NCAA South Central Region and they will make their 20th straight appearence in the NCAA tournament when they face Emporia State at 4:30 p.m. on Friday in the first round.
Angelo State (43-8), the No. 1 seed in the region, will host the double-elimination, sub-regional event and take on St. Edward's (41-19) in the other first round game Friday at 7 p.m..
Additional rounds will be played Saturday and the championship will be played Sunday at 1 p.m. The winner of the four-team event will face the winner of the other South Central Region four-team bracket in a super regional, May 15 and 16.
All-tournament passes for the three-day event are available for $15. General admission single-day passes will cost $8 for Friday and Saturday and $10 for Sunday. Student prices are $5 for Friday and Saturday and $7 for Sunday. Call the ASU Ticket Office at (325) 942-BLUE for more information.
Southeastern Oklahoma finished second in the region and will host the other sub-regional and play Central Missouri in the first round. Missouri Western and Abilene Christian will play the other first round game.
UNO faced the Hornets in the MIAA championship round Sunday and fell twice to ESU (42-14). The two teams split their regular season doubleheader on April 3 in Omaha.
ESU was the national runner-up last year.
UNO is 14-20 all-time against ESU, 1-0 against Angelo State and 3-0 against St. Edward's. The Mavericks beat ASU and St. Edward's during the first two days of the season at a tournament at Southeastern Oklahoma.
The Mavericks have played in 19 straight NCAA tournaments. They have advanced out of the regional rounds and into the national tournament six times with a national championship in 2001. They last advanced to the national tournament in 2007.
South Central Region - 1 Bracket
After finishing the regular season at 43-15 and ranked 25th in the nation, the Mavericks were awarded the No. 5 seed in the NCAA South Central Region and they will make their 20th straight appearence in the NCAA tournament when they face Emporia State at 4:30 p.m. on Friday in the first round.
Angelo State (43-8), the No. 1 seed in the region, will host the double-elimination, sub-regional event and take on St. Edward's (41-19) in the other first round game Friday at 7 p.m..
Additional rounds will be played Saturday and the championship will be played Sunday at 1 p.m. The winner of the four-team event will face the winner of the other South Central Region four-team bracket in a super regional, May 15 and 16.
All-tournament passes for the three-day event are available for $15. General admission single-day passes will cost $8 for Friday and Saturday and $10 for Sunday. Student prices are $5 for Friday and Saturday and $7 for Sunday. Call the ASU Ticket Office at (325) 942-BLUE for more information.
Southeastern Oklahoma finished second in the region and will host the other sub-regional and play Central Missouri in the first round. Missouri Western and Abilene Christian will play the other first round game.
UNO faced the Hornets in the MIAA championship round Sunday and fell twice to ESU (42-14). The two teams split their regular season doubleheader on April 3 in Omaha.
ESU was the national runner-up last year.
UNO is 14-20 all-time against ESU, 1-0 against Angelo State and 3-0 against St. Edward's. The Mavericks beat ASU and St. Edward's during the first two days of the season at a tournament at Southeastern Oklahoma.
The Mavericks have played in 19 straight NCAA tournaments. They have advanced out of the regional rounds and into the national tournament six times with a national championship in 2001. They last advanced to the national tournament in 2007.
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